On This Day In Boxing History

1892: “The Mighty Atom” Jimmy Wilde Was Born!

Name: Jimmy Wilde

Birth Name: William James Wilde

Born: May 12th, 1892

Birthplace: Quakers Yard, Wales, United Kingdom

Hometown: Tylorstown, Wales, United Kingdom

Pro-Debut: January 1st, 1911

Division: Flyweight

Alias: The Mighty Atom

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 5’2.5”

Reach: 66”

Bouts: 143

Rounds: 1045

Ko’s: 68.53%

Career: 1911-1923

Record: 139-3-1, 98Ko’s - *Holds the longest unbeaten streak in boxing history, he went 103 fights before his first loss – *2 of his 3 defeats came in last two bouts.

Referee: 1912-1933

Died: Age 76, March 10th, 1969

1990: Elected to the inaugural class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame

1992: Elected to the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.

Felix Trinidad vs William Joppy

May 12th, 2001

World Boxing Association World Middle Title

Madison Square Garden, New York    

May 12th

1890: Louisiana Legalized Prize Fighting

1892: “The Mighty Atom” Jimmy Wilde Was Born    

1902: Joe Gans KO1 Frank Erne

1916: Sam Langford KO7 Joe Jeanette

1941: Joey Archibald W15 Harry Jeffra

1956: Duilio Loi D15 Jose Hernandez

1962: Harold Johnson W15 Doug Jones

Louie Espinosa was born in Globe, Arizona

1967: Buster Mathis KO1 Ed Hurley

1969: Emile Griffith W12 Stanley Hayward

1970: Joe Bugner TKO5 Brian

1973: Victor Galindez KO3 Eddie Owens

1977: Jeff Lacy was born in St. Petersburg, Florida

1979: Ron Lyle WSD10 Scott LeDoux

1981: Antonio Avelar KO7 Shoji Oguma

1985: Roger Mayweather TKO3 Kenny Baysmore

1990: Antonio Esparragoza W12 Chan Mok Park

1991: Terrence Alli KO12 Charles Murray

2001: Felix Trinidad KO5 William Joppy

Vernon Forrest W12 Raul Frank

Chris Byrd W12 Maurice Harris

2004: David Haye TKO3 Arthur Williams

2006: Vicente Mosquera W12 Jose Pablo Estrella

2007: Josue Blocus WSD12 David Cadieux

2012: Mariana Juarez SD10 Arely Mucino

Gennady Golovkin TKO3 Makoto Fuchigami    

Zaurbek Baysangurov W12 Michel Soro

2014: Cindy Serrano W10 Diana Garcia

2017: Cindy Serrano W10 Iranda Paola Torres

Khalid Yafai W12 Suguru Muranaka

James Toney KO6 Mike Sheppard

Angelique Duchemin W12 Ericka Rousseau     

Stephanie Ducastel W10 Maria Soledad Capriolo